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Being your own general contractor for your metal building project can provide many benefits. Simpson Steel Building Company does not offer an installation service for our buildings, but we do provide a very detailed erection manual and building plan along with all of the building materials. This allows you to turn your steel building project…

Here at Simpson Steel Building Company, each of us has our own unique hobby that we enjoy. Most of our family enjoys bowling or spending time at the lake, while others consider watching sports a hobby. Everyone out there has some kind of activity that they can easily turn into a hobby for themselves if…

Winter is coming! Luckily for the world we live in, we do not have to worry about white walkers or evil zombies coming to attack us during the winter. If you’re erecting a steel frame building in the winter, however, you do have some items you’ll want to take into account as you plan out…

Farming and agricultural equipment are awfully expensive items. To keep these items in great shape and in working order for as long as possible, it is essential to have a good storage building or garage in which to keep them in. The protection that a covered building offers to agricultural equipment cannot be overstated. Recently, we…

The mini storage business has become one of the best investment opportunities for entrepreneurs in recent years. Even in times of economic downturn, the activity appears to remain steady. People will always need space to store their things, whether they feel financially comfortable and are buying more or the economy dips and people move around…

At Simpson Steel Building Company, we believe in making your building as functional as possible. Whether that means providing a building with multiple different sized door openings or setting up the door openings as a drive-through for getting items in and out easier, we want to help you design a steel building that is going…

Today, more people than ever are paying attention to the impact they have on the environment and energy prices continue to rise. These factors play a huge role in steel buildings becoming more and more popular. Metal buildings are much more sustainable and environmentally friendly than brick or wood structures. Here are 7 ways that…

Farmers need many different pieces of large equipment on site and ready to go to operate properly.  Each piece of equipment is awfully expensive and needs to be taken care of in the right way.  It is necessary to have a good steel building in which to store farm equipment or farm vehicles to keep…

Steel buildings are a much easier building to renovate or repair than any other type of building due to their interchangeable steel components. This is just one of the many reasons steel buildings have taken over the building industry. Most customers feel more comfortable taking on prefab metal building construction knowing that, under the rare…

Snow load and wind load requirements for steel buildings are not always going to be the same throughout the United States. For example, colder areas will usually have higher snow load requirements and areas closer to coasts will usually have higher wind load requirements. Whatever the case may be, Simpson Steel Buildings can design our…